Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 992 - 994: Unfilial Son (5)

Chapter 992: Chapter 994: Unfilial Son (5)

He didn’t know how he managed to leave Duke Li Guo’s Mansion, only feeling his face hot, his head heavy and his feet light, as if floating hazily along. The gentlemen accompanying him were quite pleased with the banquet, chatting animatedly and dancing with joy on their way home, clearly very much self-satisfied.

Upon reaching the entrance, as soon as Mu Zhongqing saw his wife, he startlingly realized that she seemed to be in worse shape than he was. She was weakly leaning on Fei’er, with a vacant look in her eyes and a face pale as clay. The two young children were frowning at one side, also seeming rather displeased. However, the expressions on his mother and his sister-in-law were notably different; Lady Mu Bai held her head high, arrogant and complacent, while Lady Li’s face bore a victorious smile, chatting and laughing with Lady Mu Bai.

"My dear husband!"

Lady Du’s eyes reddened at the sight of Mu Zhongqing, almost bursting into tears right there in front of everyone.

"Let’s talk in the carriage," he said.

Mu Zhongqing pulled back the carriage curtain and helped her in, with Fei’er and the two children following. Several girls took their places in the last carriage...

As soon as she was in the carriage, Lady Du covered her face and burst into tears, shivering as she cried.

Fei’er relayed the events to Mu Zhongqing and angrily said, "Grandmother received a decree from Empress Mo, and now she’s become unbearable. Right at the beginning of the meal, she even compelled my mother to follow her rules at her side. Only after a lady spoke up did she finally leave my mother be."

Mu Zhongqing said heavily, "It’s all my fault. I should have listened to your sister’s advice. I shouldn’t have brought them along, only to invite trouble and drag all of you down..."

Lady Du replied, "What’s the use of saying that now? It’s clear that Empress Mo regrets connecting with our family through marriage. What are we to do?"

Mu Zhongqing said, "Don’t worry, King Qin holds deep affection for Wei’er, and he may not necessarily heed the Empress’s wishes. We better hurry back and discuss things with Wei’er..."

...*...*...

At this moment, Cai Wei was sitting in a spacious tea house, holding a house deed in her hand, and telling the shopkeeper over the counter, "You have three days to clear out. I want the house back, and you need to move out within three days. After three days, I’m coming in!"

The deed she was holding was for one of the three shops in a bustling area, part of the bridal price from Nangong Yi.

Today, she was here to reclaim her property.

However, Cai Wei was a conscientious merchant. Since she had left the shopkeeper in the lurch, she felt she should offer some compensation.

Thus, as the tea house’s shopkeeper put on a mournful face, about to lament his hardship, a shining gold ingot was already laid before his eyes.

"Here, this is your rent for the year. Consider the past seven months rent-free. Hurry up and move out because if I find you haven’t finished in three days, don’t blame me for taking back the gold."

When the shopkeeper saw the gold, all his grievances disappeared. He picked up the gold ingot, bit it to check its authenticity, and then smiled so widely his teeth were all that could be seen. "Rest assured, young lady, I will have everything neat and ready for you in three days, ready for use as soon as you step in!"

Cai Wei nodded in satisfaction and proceeded to secure the other two shops in the same fashion.

She had already made plans for these three shops—one would be a glass store, one a medical center, and one a pawn shop. She had even thought of who would manage these shops—she would ask Huo Yuan.

Previously, Huo Yuan had promised to introduce her to several reliable and capable people. At the time, she was busy helping her husband with the business in Lingbei and couldn’t focus on her own business aspirations. But now that the situation was settled, it was time to start realizing her plans one by one!